Building construction.



Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

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BUILDING CONSTRUCTION. APPLIUATION TILED FEB. 24, 190B.

Patented Dec. 14, 1909.

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THOMAS lVIcFEELY, 0F PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA.

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Dec. 1 1, 1909..

Application filed February 2-4, 1908. Serial No. 417,468.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS MoFEELY, a citizen of the United States, residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, have invented certain Improvements in Building Construction, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to buildings which may be employed as hotel, hospital, factory or oflice structures; and the object of my invention is to provide in such a building the maximum amount of light and ventilation.

When designed as a hotel for use at the seashore or for any other point where the landscape is of an attractive character and disposed at right angles to the longitudinal position the building should occupy, every room of said building shall have windows permitting a view of said landscape or the sea, as the case may be, and during some part of the day will receive direct sunlight.

The building is particularly applicable for seashore resorts.

A further and important feature of my invention is the provision for eflicient ventilation of all parts of the building; the arrangement being such that breezes from any quarter are directed to every room.

My invention is fully shown in the accompanying drawings, in which:

Figure 1, is a front elevation of a building made in accordance with my invention; Fig. 2, is a side elevation of the same; Fig. 3, is a sectional plan view, taken on the line ac Fig. 1; Fig. 4, is a sectional view, taken on the line Z2o, Fig. 3, and Fig. 5, is a sectional perspective view illustrating a detail of my invention.

The first or ground floor of the building structure forming the subject of my inven tion may be of ordinary quadrilateral construction, preferably rectangular; but depending always upon the shape of the lot and its position with respect to other structures and the objective points of the landscape or sea. In general, however, I prefer that the building shall be rectangular and at least twice the length of its width; any greater length being entirely practicable so ong as proportions necessary for stability are maintained. 7

Above the first floor, indicated at 1, instead of having a solid construction, I provide a series of substantially detached buildings, indicated at 2, which are joined to a central structure 8 providing a main hall 1 running the full length of the building, which hall communicates with the semidetached structures 2 above the first floor, and with air spaces 5 between said structures.

Each of the semidetached structures which extend above the first floor has a hall 6 running its length, which halls communicate at one end with a central hall 4 running the length of the building, and with fire escapes 7 at the outer ends. On opposite sides of these short halls 6, rooms 8 are disposed in said semi-detached structures, and these rooms have windows opening into the air spaces 5. The semi-detached buildings are constructed at such an angle with respect to the contour of the whole structure that by providing each of said rooms with bay win dows of special shape such as those indicated at 9, every room of the building is provided with a view of the ocean or the landscape, as the case may be, and will receive during some part of the day, direct sunlight.

The main hall 4 has windows 10 which open toward the air spaces, and by this means ventilation of the entire building is readily and easily provided for. In order that air may freely pass from one side of the building to the other when the windows 10 of the hall t are closed, I provide communicating passages 11 for the air spaces between the ceiling of one story and the floor of the next story. These passages may be kept open at all times and by this arrangement complete ventilation of the several rooms of the structure is assured, with the enjoyment of breezes blowing from any quarter. If desired, the central hall may be wholly open between the air spaces, with doors leading to the same on opposite sides of said air spaces. The buildingis equipped with all of the necessary details incident to modern life, such as the convenience of sanitary plumbing, fire escapes 7 elevators l2, stairways 13, &c.

At the rear of the structure, triangular buildings 14 may be provided, which serve, in the one instance of accommodating a chimney l5, ventilating stack 16, cables, water and steam pipes, and other necessary elements leading to the several floors, and in the other instance of providing a shaft for elevator service to the top of the building where a large room or roof garden 20 may be provided by covering over the air spaces 5, preferably with glass. The latter triangular building may also carry a ventilating stack 16, as well as pipes and cables.

At the front and above the first floor of the building, when used as an hotel, a sun parlor may be provided, indicated at 25, preferably with a glass roof, and this sun parlor may or may not be inclosed at the front, as desired.

1 claim:

1. A building comprising a rectangular base, a series of semi-detached structures surmounting said base and disposed diagonally with respect to the general contour of the same, said semi-detached structures paralleling each other, and an intermediate structure having walls paralleling the base to which said semi-detached structures are connected and with which they communiate, the arrangement of said structures providing air spaces or courts between the same.

2. A building comprising a series of semidetached structures disposed diagonally and paralleling each other, an iiitermediate structure having parallel walls to which the semi-detached portions are connected and with which they communicate, the arrangement of said structures providing air spabes or courts between the same, and provision for communication between opposite air spaces through said intermediate structure.

3. A building comprising a rectangular base, a series of semi-detached structures surmounting said base and disposed diagonally with respectto the general contour of the same, said semi-detached structures paralleling each other, and an intermediate structure having walls paralleling the base to which said semi-detached stru ctures are connected and with which thev commuui cate, thearrangement of said structures provlding 21111817116 38 or courts between the same, and provision for communication between opposite air spaces through said intermediate structure.

4. A building having a rectangular base structure, a series of semidetached structures above said base structure and disposed diagonally with respect to the same. the arrangement of said structures provid ing an spaces or courts between the same, and an intermediate structure having walls paralleling the base to which said semi-detached structures are connected on opposite sides.

5. A building having a central rectangular structure with parallel walls, diagonally disposed semi-detached portions connected to and extending from opposite sides of said rectangular structure and providing air spaces between the same, rooms in said diagonally disposed portions, and bay windows arranged in said rooms wherebv the view in front of said building may be seen from each of said rooms.

6. A. building having a centrally disposed semi-detached portion, a hall or corridor portion with parallel walls disposed on opposite sides of the hall or corridor portion and communicating with the same, the arrangement of the latter providing air spaces or courts between the same, and provision for communication between said air spaces through the connecting hall or corridor portion.

7. A building having two sets of diagonally disposed portions semi-detached, an intermediate hall or corridor port-ion centrally disposed with respect to the semi-de tached portions of the structure and communicating therewith, the arrangement of the semi-detached portions providing air spaces or courts between the same, and provision for communication between said air spaces through the connecting hall or corridor portion.

8. The combination of a building having a base structure, a central rectangular portion extending the full length of said building and providing halls at the several stories, semi-detached portions above said base structure communicating with the central rectangular portion, the arrangement of said semi-detached portions providing air spaces or courts between the same, and floors for the several stories of the building, said floors having horizontal openings extending between said air spaces or courts, said openings providing for the passage of air between said courts.

9. The combination of a building having a base structure, central rectangular portion extending the full length of said build ing and providing halls at the several stories, diagonally disposed semi-detached portions above said base structure communicating with the central rectangular portion, the arrangement of said semi-detached portions providing air spaces or courts between the same, and floors for the several stories of the building, said floors having horizontal openings extending between said air spaces or courts, said openings providing for the passage of air between said courts.

10. A building having semi-detached portions with halls extending longitudinally of said portions, a main longitudinal hall or corridor portion centrally disposed with respect to the whole structure and communicating with the halls of said semi-detached portions which are arranged on opposite sides of said main hall portion, the disposal of the latter providing air spaces between the sections, rooms in said detached portion communicating with the halls of the same, bay windows arranged in said rooms whereby objects in front of the building may be viewed from each room, and means provid ing communication with the air spaces through the main hall or corridor portion of the building.

11 A building having semidetached diagonally disposed portions with halls ex tending longitudinally of said portions, a longitudinal main hall or corridor portion centrally disposed with respect to the whole structure and communicating with the halls of said semi-detached portions which are arranged on opposite sides of said main hall portion, the disposal of the latter providing air spaces between the sections, rooms in said detached portion communicating with the halls of the same, bay windows arranged in said rooms whereby objects in front of the building may be viewed from each room, and means providing communication with the air spaces through the main hall or corridor portion of the building.

12. A building having semi-detached portions diagonally disposed, and a main rectangular portion centrally disposed with respect to the whole structure and providing a hall or corridor affording communication between the semi-detached portions, the latter paralleling each other and providing air spaces between them, and windows disposed in the hall portion and providing direct communication with the air spaces on opposite sides of the same.

In testimony whereof, I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

THOMAS MoFEELY. 

